knock back

Example Sentences

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Democrats’ bills include expanding insurance coverage for abortion and knocking back restrictions implemented in the past.

From Seattle Times

She gets knocked back and falls into the wall but remains on her feet.

From Fox News

The dollar has oscillated with the flow of economic data, with momentum from a jobs market recovery pushing it to a four-month peak on Wednesday, only to see it knocked back by cooling inflation pressures.

From Reuters

“I felt like every single opportunity I was getting, I was getting knocked back. And I kept asking, ‘Why me?

From Seattle Times

Beyond investing to produce drugs against future threats, the U.S. government is making bets on drugs that might, finally, help knock back covid-19.

From Washington Post